After failing to make much impact in the ODI series, flamboyant all-rounder Shahid Afridi was today left out of the 14-member Pakistan cricket squad for the three-match Test series against India starting November 22. Apart from Afridi, three others -- Fawad Alam, Rao Iftikhar and Imran Nazir

Shoaib Akhtar may not have set alight the cricket series yet but the Pakistani speedster has already won an admirer in tennis ace Sania Mirza. Sania, in the city to watch the second Indo-Pak one day cricket match at Mohali tomorrow, said she liked Shoaib Malik and Shahid Afridi as well

Pakistan's flamboyant all-rounder Shahid Afridi said he is keen to take on his old role of opening the innings in the one-day series against South Africa. Afridi has been sent into bat lower down the order for the last few months and opened only once against Bangladesh in the Twenty20

Pakistan's temperamental fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar was today banned for 13 ODIs and fined Rs 34 lakh by the Pakistan Cricket Board disciplinary committee for hitting fellow paceman Mohammad Asif with bat. The PCB disciplinary committee announced that Shoaib had breached the code of c

Shahid Afridi leads the race for the Player of the Tournament award but tomorrow's final of the Twenty20 World Cup gives Yuvraj Singh, lone Indian in hot pursuit, yet another chance to pip the Pakistani to the honour. Afridi has so far polled seven votes to top the table, but there are s

With his aggressive approach to batting and his penchant for hitting sixes, they said his game would be ideally suited to the Twenty20 format and true to form, Shahid Afridi has not disappointed as he sits on top of the Player of the Tournament ladder at the World Championship. But the 27-y

Explosive half centuries by skipper Shoaib Malik and Younis Khan and a splendid bowling performance by Shahid Afridi helped Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 33 runs in their Super Eight match of the Twenty20 cricket World Cup here on Monday. After posting a formidable total of 189 for six wicket

Pakistan is likely to push Shahid Afridi up the order in the ongoing Twenty20 cricket World Cup after drawing flak for sending the flamboyant all rounder too late in the matches so far. Chief selector Salahuddin Ahmed spoke to his colleague Shafqat Rana, who is with the team, and expressed

Playing down the absence of fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar, Pakistan skipper Shoaib Malik said the presence of explosive striker Shahid Afridi would provide his team some psychological advantage in the much-awaited Twenty20 clash against India on Friday. After the disastrous World Cup in the Wes

Lambasting the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for creating a spoilt brat like Shoaib Akhtar, former captain Asif Iqbal demanded a life ban for the erratic speedster following the Johannesburg brawl that tarnished the country's image. A furious Asif said Shoaib has done enough damage and should

Former Pakistan great Javed Miandad has held country's cricket Board responsible for the increasing incidents of indiscipline by players, specially Shoaib Akhtar, who was today recalled from South Africa after he hit Asif with a bat during net practice. "I hold the Board responsible f

Pakistan cricket coach Geoff Lawson believes that the battle in the inaugural Twenty20 World Cup was open and no team was favourite to win the trophy in South Africa next month. Lawson also said any team, which wished to win the tournament would have to excel in all departments of the game

Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Naseem Ashraf has lauded the country's players for showing patriotism by turning down lucrative offers to join a break-away Indian league. "I am pleased to know players' sentiments and they proved they only want to play for Pakistan. The league is only s

Pakistan's enigmatic fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar and flamboyant all-rounder Shahid Afridi have turned down million-dollar offers to play in the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL). Shoaib said hours after clearing a dope test that he was made a good offer from the ICL organizers but he conside

Flamboyant Pakistani all-rounder Shahid Afridi today said he favoured the International Cricket Council's new rule of awarding a free hit to batsman after a no ball delivery in one-dayers, saying it would make the game more entertaining and exciting. Afridi said he understood the apprehens

Less than a month before the new central contracts are put into place, differences between the Pakistan Cricket Board and players over the terms and conditions have come to the fore. After a meeting held in Lahore yesterday to discuss the new format for the contracts, PCB and captain Shoai

Concerned about Pakistani players getting frequent reprimands for their on-field conduct, former captain Inzamam ul Haq has advised his teammates to avoid getting into skirmishes with match officials and rival cricketers. Referring to the reprimand issued to pacer Mohammad Asif during the re

Pakistan captain Inzamam ul Haq has said the team in the World Cup was severly missing allrounders Shahid Afridi and Abdul Razzaq, who were experienced to release pressure on the top order batsmen in one day matches. Inzamam said the absence of Razzaq and Afridi had put pressure on him, Moh

Pakistan completed dope tests on all but three of their World Cup 15-man squad and five reserves, but tests on Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif were deferred, an official said. Asif is in England for a reassessment of his elbow injury and on his return will give a test, in the next few day

Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has termed the four-match ODI ban imposed on him by the International Cricket Council (ICC) as `harsh`, saying a two-match ban would have sufficed. ``I think it was harsh decision. It could have been a couple of ODIs ban,`` he was quoted as saying by the